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Samsung Galaxy Note II
16 GBN7100
| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | HTC |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2015-03-01 |
| 5.94 x 3.17 x 0.37 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.44 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | S-LCD 3 |
| 267 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| -- | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 980 hours standby time 35 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 5.12 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC One M9 is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Note II, having a global score of 77.7 against 71.9. Both devices in our current comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but the HTC One M9 has newer 5.0 version and Samsung Galaxy Note II has Android 4.4.2 version. Although the HTC One M9 is a little thicker than Samsung Galaxy Note II, it's lighter and notably newer.
HTC One M9 has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a much better 1920 x 1080px resolution and a way better number of pixels per inch of display. The HTC One M9 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Note II, because although it has a weaker graphics co-processor running at 600 MHz, it also counts with a larger number of cores , 1 GB more RAM memory and a 64-bit CPU.
The HTC One M9 captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note II, because it has a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality. The HTC One M9 counts with much more storage for games and applications than Galaxy Note II, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 128 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than HTC One M9, because it has a 9% greater battery size.
The HTC One M9 is not only the best devices of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes it an obvious call.
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